THE GLORY YEARS: The history of Indian sport is confined to a few paragraphs of glory amid largely drab prose of empty hype and unrequited hope. Of its often-touted one-billion population, but a fraction has access to the nutrition, healthcare and basic infrastructure that can hope to foster champions. Decades after Independence, and since even earlier, Indians have pined for success in sport at the highest level and - cricket apart, that colonial past-time of some nine-odd participants - have been largely disappointed.
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